R.E.M. takes Modest Mouse, The National on tour

Anyone who frequents PasteMagazine.com knows that our hearts were stolen last year by a certain Ohio-cum-Brooklyn, patriotically named indie-rock band that features two pairs of brothers and a gravel-voiced lead singer.

Not only did we declare The National a Band of the Week last May, but the group also graced our December/January cover. We did all this with good reason, though. After all, The National did make the #1 album of 2007.

Good news, then, since it was announced recently that the band has not only added more tour dates for the spring (and made thousands of fans jealous of those living in the U.K.), but that this May and June they will be touring as support for none other than R.E.M. Oh, yes. The National, R.E.M. and Modest Mouse will conduct a late spring/early summer tour across the United States and Canada, starting in Vancouver on May 23 and ending in Atlanta on June 21.

Also in the works is A Skin, A Night, the Vincent Moon film that was announced in 2006. Shot during the making of Boxer, the almost-documentary will be shown at San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival in March.

Tickets to the upcoming super-tour have yet to be released. In the meantime, enjoy this sneak preview of the upcoming documentary:

The National, solo dates:

February:
22 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ BAM Opera House*
23 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ BAM Opera House*

March:
9 - Big Cypress Reservation, Fla. @ Langerado Music Festival

April:
25 - Indio, Calif. @ Coachella Festival

May:
14 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
15 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
16-18 - Minehead, Somerset U.K. @ All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

R.E.M., The National & Modest Mouse:

May:
23 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Deer Lake Park
29 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
31 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Greek Theatre

June:
3 - Denver, Colo. @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
8 - Toronto, O.N. @ Molson Amphitheatre
10 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
11 - Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
13 - Boston, Mass. @ Tweeter Center
14 - Long Island, N.Y. @ Jones Beach
18 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Mann Center
19 - New York, N.Y. @ TBD
21 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

* - indicates w/ My Brightest Diamond

Related links:
The National on MySpace
R.E.M. on MySpace
Modest Mouse on MySpace

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